The Savage Bees
The Savage Bees is a 1976 American television horror film directed by Bruce Geller. The plot follows a swarm of killer bees brought to New Orleans during Mardi Gras, and a scientist's attempt to stop them. Though only screened on television in North America, the film was released theatrically in the United Kingdom. It won an Emmy Award for Best Sound Mixing.[3]
| The Savage Bees | |
|---|---|
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| Written by | Guerdon Trueblood |
| Directed by | Bruce Geller[1] |
| Starring | Ben Johnson Michael Parks Paul Hecht Gretchen Corbett Horst Buchholz Bruce French James Best Carol Sutton Bill Holliday[2] |
| Music by | Walter Murphy |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Bruce Geller |
| Cinematography | Richard Glouner |
| Editor(s) | Bud Friedgen George Hively |
| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Alan Landsburg Productions Don Kirshner Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | November 22, 1976 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Terror Out of the Sky |
Cast
- Ben Johnson as Sheriff Donald McKew
- Michael Parks as Dr. Jeff DuRand
- Paul Hecht as Dr. Rufus Carter
- Gretchen Corbett as Jeannie Deveraux
- Horst Buchholz as Dr. Jorge Meuller
- Bruce French as Police Lieutenant
- James Best as Pellegrino
- Carol Sutton as Mrs. Compher[4]
- Bill Holliday as Deputy Stilt
- Don Hood as Deputy Churn
Sequel
A sequel, Terror Out of the Sky, was released in 1978.
References
- "The Savage Bees 1976 film". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- "The Savage Bees". terrortrap.com. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- "The Savage Bees". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- "The Savage Bees 1976". radiotimes.com. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
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